naval engagement, medieval
Battle of Getares
Battle of Getares was a naval engagement fought in 1340 at Playa de Getares, in what is now Spain. Its exact site is not recorded; the atlas places it at Playa de Getares. It was part of Reconquista, which ran from AD 722 to 1492. The recorded result: Marinid victory. Recorded strength: 79 ships against 51 ships.
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Where it sits in Reconquista
Record
| Date | 1340 (year precision) | |
|---|---|---|
| Place | Playa de Getares, Spain 36.095N, 5.442W | |
| Kind | Naval engagement, medieval | |
| Strength | 79 ships | 51 ships |
| Casualties and losses | Unknown | 35 ships captured |
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In the same war
- Before: Battle of Vega de Pagana 1339
- After: Battle of Río Salado 30 October 1340
- All 142 engagements of Reconquista
Elsewhere in 1340
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Battle of Getares is one of 600 engagements of the 14th century in the atlas and one of 1,204 in present-day Spain.
Sources
Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q20925292, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Getares, revision 1383692226, read 2026-11-14, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the article's text is not reproduced here. Present-day country and state from Natural Earth. Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.